tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4857377873018893716.post1532139994072718184..comments2023-06-15T04:51:47.549-04:00Comments on LA Dennison: Laurie Dennisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01089552813955890768noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4857377873018893716.post-19851781753536604162012-03-01T13:39:42.014-05:002012-03-01T13:39:42.014-05:00I think flashbacks are really difficult to edit, j...I think flashbacks are really difficult to edit, just because readers link them together so differently.Laurie Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01089552813955890768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4857377873018893716.post-71338879131760001612012-03-01T13:38:20.442-05:002012-03-01T13:38:20.442-05:00I actually already have it on my Nook, Jessica! I ...I actually already have it on my Nook, Jessica! I just haven't had time to start it yet.Laurie Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01089552813955890768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4857377873018893716.post-38033071110241325402012-03-01T13:37:37.646-05:002012-03-01T13:37:37.646-05:00Not silly at all!Not silly at all!Laurie Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01089552813955890768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4857377873018893716.post-74302789928552811862012-03-01T13:07:59.333-05:002012-03-01T13:07:59.333-05:00I put down two books this month for many of the sa...I put down two books this month for many of the same reasons. The last one I stopped reading was the victim of either really bad editing choices or unforgivable use of flashbacks. The story flipped back and forth so many times it gave me whiplash. <br /><br />Oh well, I have hope the next read will be better. :-)C.B. Wentworthhttp://cbwentworth.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4857377873018893716.post-70989399180445691492012-03-01T12:50:33.160-05:002012-03-01T12:50:33.160-05:00I had to do that recently too...yuck. I miss RTW. ...I had to do that recently too...yuck. I miss RTW. It's been a while since I've participated. My debut novel, Oppression (Children of the Gods #1), came out a few days ago. Maybe you'd like to give that a try? It's actually a best-selling teen NOOK book right now :) http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s?view=grid&dref=5594&store=ebook&SZE=10&SRT=saJessica Therrienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075397024734371669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4857377873018893716.post-6047791907320353942012-03-01T12:41:39.995-05:002012-03-01T12:41:39.995-05:00I have a hard time moving on to the next book when...I have a hard time moving on to the next book when I'm at the end of another. It just seems like I should wait a "graceful" period between them. Silly, I know.Traci Kenworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336373871521363649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4857377873018893716.post-37442685940036543522012-02-29T20:25:15.294-05:002012-02-29T20:25:15.294-05:00I, too, hate having to put down a book, but every ...I, too, hate having to put down a book, but every once in a while I just can't bring myself to finish it. I like how you've outlined your reasons. Agree on too many characters....very hard to pull off.Kate Courseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00800553702363940973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4857377873018893716.post-18331153679970495782012-02-29T16:14:21.546-05:002012-02-29T16:14:21.546-05:00Oh, I think it can be done. In the book I'm re...Oh, I think it can be done. In the book I'm referring to, a scene would start, and you might assume it was just the next day, and then they would mention that it was a totally different time of year. I think you need a transition.Laurie Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01089552813955890768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4857377873018893716.post-5880702026449115112012-02-29T15:58:44.625-05:002012-02-29T15:58:44.625-05:00Eve, I really think you would like Paper Towns.
Co...Eve, I really think you would like Paper Towns.<br />Colin, Gaiman does have an awesome voice! <br />Crystal, I totally agree. I usually read at least six books a month, and between this one and how sad I was after TFIOS, I only read three.Laurie Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01089552813955890768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4857377873018893716.post-42625763415868209222012-02-29T15:58:39.293-05:002012-02-29T15:58:39.293-05:00Oh. I love the definition you gave on the pacing i...Oh. I love the definition you gave on the pacing issues. I've wondered if it was okay to skip ahead a week here or there, especially if a protagonist is just going to school and you need to get to a certain time of the year for something to occur. But maybe that throws out the pacing.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4857377873018893716.post-55580191418721048382012-02-29T15:36:57.689-05:002012-02-29T15:36:57.689-05:00I've totally abandoned books before. I never ...I've totally abandoned books before. I never did for a long long time, but it feels like a waste of time forcing myself to finish books I don't like. <br /><br />I actually went through a huge reading slump in the late fall, because every single book I picked out just wasn't resonating with me. I think that it can have a lot to do with where you are in your life, in addition to the story and the writing. Sometimes if I am in a bad place, I really can't get into books that I would otherwise not have a problem with.Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04553993991195412089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4857377873018893716.post-69954239537942333662012-02-29T15:06:54.249-05:002012-02-29T15:06:54.249-05:00Good writing tips, Laurie. What were my book-of-th...Good writing tips, Laurie. What were my book-of-the-month's strengths? Voice, storytelling, and a stylistic connection I just couldn't put my finger on.Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4857377873018893716.post-3387718090922030652012-02-29T13:42:11.193-05:002012-02-29T13:42:11.193-05:00Oh wow yes I hate when a book just isn't worki...Oh wow yes I hate when a book just isn't working for you. I feel the same way about books and movies. Even if I don't enjoy it too much my nature makes me want to finish it, I don't like leaving things unfinished, so if I don't finish...there was something seriously not working for me. <br /><br />Haven't heard of the other book. Will have to goodreads it.Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06122803397688591111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4857377873018893716.post-24667430244026675742012-02-29T11:04:20.440-05:002012-02-29T11:04:20.440-05:00Well, I just didn't want it to come across lik...Well, I just didn't want it to come across like, this book was so bad that I couldn't finish it. It's not a bad book at all... (Obviously, someone else listed it as a best of the month.) I just didn't connect with it.Laurie Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01089552813955890768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4857377873018893716.post-71998704049609078952012-02-29T10:24:29.307-05:002012-02-29T10:24:29.307-05:00What an interesting post! I've only stopped r...What an interesting post! I've only stopped reading a couple of books in my lifetime as well, and that's only been in the last couple of years when I've realized the value of my time... So curious to know what the book was!Sara Birenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00232407986912820233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4857377873018893716.post-85111154019872359112012-02-29T10:12:24.643-05:002012-02-29T10:12:24.643-05:00I've had that happen with Shiver! I loved the ...I've had that happen with Shiver! I loved the concept but couldn't get into the writing, and yet I adore her Scorpio Races--think it's the best-written book I've read in a long time. But Shiver pops up pretty regularly on these RTWs.Angelica R. Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09448717076699744259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4857377873018893716.post-64876381475674824932012-02-29T10:01:14.769-05:002012-02-29T10:01:14.769-05:00P.S. I hopped around to a few of the other posts t...P.S. I hopped around to a few of the other posts today, and the book I put down was on someone else's list for best book of the month, which just goes to show how subjective tastes can be.Laurie Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01089552813955890768noreply@blogger.com